Steelers cap casualties that could open up spending cash for free agency

The Steelers could release some of these players to open up some spending cash in free agency when this offseason kicks into high gear.

As we sit here today, the Steelers only have a little over a million bucks in cap space to spend. That is not going to even get you a bag of chips in today’s NFL. Cap space needs to be opened, and there will be a lot of work done between now and the start of free agency. Before all of that happens, the black and gold need to focus on re-signing some of their own pending free agents.

Being a cap casualty is not fun, but the NFL is a business and Pittsburgh needs to find different ways to get some extra cash to spend this offseason. They could always restructure some contracts over the next month or two but cutting these players would be a wise choice. Each one of them counts too much against the cap for the Steelers to realistically believe that keeping them is in the best interest of the team.

William Jackson III was a wasted trade by the Steelers and needs to be let go

On the same day that the Steelers pulled off a great trade with the Chicago Bears, they made another deal that was not as bountiful. Chase Claypool got Pittsburgh pick 32 in the upcoming draft, but the black and gold gave away a future pick for an injured William Jackson III. The move seemed like a decent shot at the time to see what you had in a veteran corner, but he did not play a snap for the Steelers.

The club has always wanted Jackson, even since he entered the draft in 2016. Pittsburgh would probably hope that they could release him and re-sign him on a cheap prove it deal moving forward. Jackson would free up more than 12 million against the cap, so this move seems like a no brainer. The Steelers need spending cash and releasing Jackson and trying to bring him back makes the most sense.